A 33-year-old resident of Danbury, Conn., Rodriguez (28-7-3, 16 KOs) had won two straight by knockout since falling to Trout. Rodriguez was coming off consecutive stoppages of previously unbeaten George Tahdooahnippah in the sixth round, and Freddy Hernandez in the eighth.

MIKE ALVARADO, TOP RANK TO DONATE TO COLORADO DISASTER RELIEF

WBO 140-pound beltholder Mike Alvarado (34-1, 23 KOs), and his promoter, Top Rank, have pledged $1.00 for every ticket sold his Oct. 19 defense against Siberian Ruslan Provodnikov to The Salvation Army for its emergency disaster services serving Colorado, Top Rank announced on Tuesday.

“Colorado boxing fans have been so supportive of me throughout my entire career,” said Alvarado, who will face Provodnikov (22-2, 15 KOs) at the 1stBank Center in Broomfield, Colo., a suburb of Denver, near Alvardo’s hometown of Thornton. “I am only too happy to support the people of my state in their time of need. We all need to do our part.”